Starfish
Age: 4 to 18 months
(Kids swim with a parent)
Swimming
Fitness Activities
Skills and Water Safety
Supports and hold techniques
Play and songs
Safe entries and exits
Getting wet
Water Activities
Facility orientation and active supervision
Submersion (optional)
How to stay warm
Intro to rhythmic breathing
When and how to get help.
Breath control with assistance
Buoyancy and movement.
Positions (with assistance):
Front
Back
Vertical
Moves (with assistance):
Forward
Backward
Arm movement.
Duck
Age: 16 to 30 months
(Kids swim with a parent)
Swimming
Fitness Activities
Skills and Water Safety
Submersion (optional)
Play and songs
Stop! Look! Ask!
Intro to rhythmic breathing
Uses buoyant objects for support with
assistance
Shallow water entries and exits
Getting wet
Buoyancy and movement.
Water Activities:
Facility orientation and active supervision
PFD’s
Moves (with assistance):
How to stay warm
Forward
Buoyant Objects:
Backward
Change direction with assistance
Front float and recovery
When and how to get help
Back float and recovery
Choking prevention and response.
Swims (with assistance):
Basic kick on front
Front swim
Sea Turtle
Age: 24 to 36 months
(Kids swim with a parent)
Swimming
Fitness Activities
Skills and Water Safety
Submersion (optional)
Play and songs
Safe entries and exits
Intro to rhythmic breathing
2m kick on front using buoyant aid, with
assistance
Stop! Look! Ask!
Getting wet
Breath Control
Buoyancy and movement, with assistance.
Water Activities:
Facility orientation and active supervision
Jump into chest deep water, with
assistance
Shallow water movement
Jump into chest deep water and return with
assistance.
Floats:
PFD’s
Front float and recovery (assisted)
Back float and recovery, with assistance.
Glides:
Front and back glide and recovery,
with assistance
Sea Otter
Age: 3 to 6 years
(Kids swim by themselves with an instructor, no parents in the pool)
Swimming
Fitness Activities
Rhythmic breathing 3 times
Play and songs
Front float and recovery, 3 sec with
assistance
Kick on front using buoyant aid, 1m
Open Eyes Underwater (attempted)
Back float and recovery, 3 sec with
assistance
Front glide, 3 sec
Back glide, 3 sec, with assistance
Front swim, 1m, with assistance
Floats:
Front and back float with recovery, 3 sec,
with assistance
Back float and recovery, 3 sec, with
assistance
Glides:
Front glide, 3 sec
Back glide, 3 sec, with assistance
Swims:
Front swim, 1m, with assistance
Water Activities:
Distance Swim:
1m
Skills and Water Safety
Facility/site orientation and active
supervision
Stop! Look! Ask! (find the adult)
Safe entries and exits
PFD/Lifejacket and me, with assistance.
Salamander
Age: 3 to 6 years
(Kids swim by themselves with an instructor, no parents in the pool)
Swimming
Fitness Activities
Skills and Water Safety
Rhythmic breathing 3 times
Play and songs
supervision
Floats:
2m kick on front using buoyant
Stop! Look! Ask!
Front and back float with recovery, 3 sec,
with assistance
Distance Swim:
Jump into chest deep water
Open Eyes Underwater
Roll over float, with assistance
Glides:
Front and back glide, 3 sec
Front and back glide with kick, 5 sec, with
assistance
Roll over glide with kick, with assistance
Swims:
2m Front swim, with assistance
Water Activities:
2m
Facility/site orientation and active
PFD’s
Buoyant objects
Introduction to surface support
Sunfish
Age: 3 to 6 years
(Kids swim by themselves with an instructor, no parents in the pool)
Swimming
Fitness Activities
Skills and Water Safety
Rhythmic breathing 5 times
Introduction to synchronized skills (floats)
Stop! Look! Ask!
Glides:
Kicking Drills:
Slip into deep water
Weight transfer, shallow water
Water Activities:
Front and back glide
Kick with buoyant aid, 5m
Front and back glide with kick, 1m
Distance Swim:
Roll over glides, 10 sec
5m
Facility orientation and active supervision
Jump into deep water with assistance
PFD’s
Change direction shallow water
Side glide with kick, with assistance
Surface support, 5 sec
Swims:
Jump into chest deep water, surface
support 5 sec
2m Front swim
Front and back float and recovery, 5 sec,
deep water
Stop! Call for help!
Crocodile
Age: 3 to 6 years
(Kids swim by themselves with an instructor, no parents in the pool)
Swimming
Fitness Activities
Skills and Water Safety
Rhythmic breathing 10x (2 ways)
Introduction to synchronized swimming
Stop! Look! Ask!
Glides:
Kicking Drills:
Jump into deep water
Weight transfer, shallow water
Water Activities:
Front glide with kick, 3x2m
Kick with buoyant aid, 10m
Back glide with kick, 2m
Strokes:
Side glide with kick, 1m
Swims:
5m Front swim
5m Back swim
Facility orientation and active supervision
PFD’s deep water
Dolphin kick, with assistance
Change direction, deep water, with
assistance
Distance Swim:
Surface support, 10 sec
10m
Jump into deep water, surface support, 5 sec
Stop! Call for help!
Whale
Age: 3 to 6 years
(Kids swim by themselves with an instructor, no parents in the pool)
Swimming
Rhythmic breathing (front to side glide)
10 times
Glides:
Front and back glide with kick, 3x5m
Side glide with kick, 5m
Swims:
7m Front crawl
7m Back swim
10m Continuous swim
Fitness Activities
Skills and Water Safety
Introduction to synchronized swimming
Stop! Look! Ask!
Relay activities
When and where to swim
Kicking Drills:
Change direction in deep water
Water Activities:
2x10m
Distance Swim:
2x10m
Facility orientation and active supervision
Surface support, 20 sec
Jump into deep water, surface support,
20 sec
Stop! Call for help!
Throwing assist